Melissa Pachman

I have joined the 2024 52.4 team and have begun training to complete 4 half marathons in 4 weeks!  I am fundraising for this local Boise non-profit by asking family, friends, and businesses to sponsor my efforts to help children suffering with HIV/AIDS in India. 

I'm excited to complete these four races and am asking you to partner with me to make a difference in the lives of some very precious children in India. I know that completing the runs will be challenging, but I'll be running for a purpose much greater than myself, and that is my biggest motivation. Through the generous support of friends, family, and local businesses, 52.4 has been able to raise over $1,400,000 in the past 17 years! All race fees are paid by me, so 100% of your donation goes directly to our cause. Thank you for your support as I take on this huge physical challenge, I am so grateful!

Fiftytwo.four is a 501(c)3 community based non-profit organization. We operate solely on lots of amazing volunteers and donations. Any overhead costs (which are very minimal) are covered through designated donations of our board of directors. We are a very grassroots organization full of lots of amazing people that just simply want to use their lives to make a difference in lives of a lot of beautiful children in India that need our help. 100% of the money that we raise is sent to the organization that we support in India. Our money is specifically designated for the endless needs of HIV/AIDS orphans. It covers anything and everything pertaining to the needs of HIV/AIDS orphans but is designated each year based on where the greatest need is. Some ways that our funds have been spent in the past 14 years: medical needs, nutritious foods, education costs, medicine, building costs for new HIV/AIDS facilities/orphanages, vehicles to transport the children.